Auburn Tigers women's basketball

Auburn Tigers women's basketball
2023–24 Auburn Tigers women's basketball team
UniversityAuburn University
First season1972
All-time record946–497 (.656)
Athletic directorJohn Cohen
Head coachJohnnie Harris (2nd season)
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
LocationAuburn, Alabama
ArenaAuburn Arena
(capacity: 9,121)
NicknameTigers
ColorsBurnt orange and navy blue[1]
   
Uniforms
Home jersey
Team colours
Home
Away jersey
Team colours
Away
Alternate jersey
Team colours
Alternate
NCAA tournament runner-up
1988, 1989, 1990
NCAA tournament Final Four
1988, 1989, 1990
NCAA tournament Elite Eight
1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1996
NCAA tournament Sweet Sixteen
1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1996
NCAA tournament appearances
1982, 1983, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2009, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2024
Conference tournament champions
1981, 1987, 1990, 1997
Conference regular season champions
1981, 1987, 1988, 1989, 2009

The Auburn Tigers women's basketball program is the intercollegiate women's basketball team that represents Auburn University. The school competes in the Southeastern Conference in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). The Tigers play their homes games at Auburn Arena in Auburn, Alabama on the university campus. The program began in 1971.[2]

Auburn has won five SEC regular season championships and four SEC tournament championships. Auburn has appeared in the NCAA tournament 21 times, making it as far as the championship game three times in a row in 1988, 1989, and 1990.[3] Auburn has produced eight WNBA draft picks, including DeWanna Bonner who was selected with the fifth overall pick, the highest in Auburn history. Eight Auburn players have been named All-Americans[4] and Auburn has had 73 All-SEC selections. Four Auburn players have been named SEC Player of the Year: Vickie Orr in 1988, Carolyn Jones in 1990 and 1991, Lauretta Freeman in 1993, and DeWanna Bonner in 2009.[5] Former head coaches Joe Ciampi and Nell Fortner have been selected as SEC Coach of the Year a total of four times.[6]

  1. ^ "About Auburn". March 28, 2019. Retrieved April 21, 2020.
  2. ^ "2023-24 Auburn WBB Quick Facts (PDF)" (PDF). Auburn University Athletics. Retrieved 2023-11-20.
  3. ^ "Legendary Women's Basketball coach, Joe Ciampi, to be honored with banner". Legendary Women's Basketball coach, Joe Ciampi, to be honored with banner - Eagle Eye TV. Retrieved 2023-11-20.
  4. ^ "Women's Basketball Record Book SEC 2024" (PDF). a.espncdn.com. p. 77. Retrieved 20 November 2023.
  5. ^ "Women's Basketball Record Book SEC 2024" (PDF). a.espncdn.com. p. 75. Retrieved 20 November 2023.
  6. ^ "Women's Basketball Record Book SEC 2024" (PDF). a.espncdn.com. p. 76. Retrieved 20 November 2023.